If you work in the social sciences or humanities and want to improve your career prospects or prepare for a PhD, this flexible MRes degree – a postgraduate taught course, featuring a large research project – is the perfect way to achieve your ambitions.
On this course, you'll choose to study within any of the faculty's schools: the School of Education and Sociology (SES), the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics (SLAL) and the School of Area Studies, History, Politics, and Literature (SASHPL).
You'll have the flexibility to choose your learning methods, set your own timetable and specialise in your chosen field. You'll develop your research skills alongside specialist staff, and get a Master's degree without needing to sacrifice your job.
This degree is perfect for progressing your career, and can help you to pursue ambitious new roles, or seek promotion opportunities.
You can choose to study this course over 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time as a campus-based learner or by distance learning.
A minimum of a second-class honours degree or equivalent in a subject relevant to the proposed subject specialism.
20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.
The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in each component).
Humanities and Social Sciences
Distance Learning Online
Postgraduate
Full-Time, 1 year, Part-time, 2 years
September
8500,
17200, (INT)
Glasgow
Postgraduate
£ 9600
Portsmouth
5.5
Postgraduate
£ £9,200, £15,500
London
6.5
Postgraduate
£ 5,355, £ 12,705